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Julianna Cummins
WIFT-T bets on future leaders
The organization’s annual leadership development program includes 17 participants, including 9 Story’s Natalie Osborne (pictured) and New Metric Media’s Mark Montefiore.
Stories We Tell wins at WGAs
Sarah Polley’s first feature-length documentary is awarded the doc screenplay prize by the Writers Guild of America.
Deals: Children’s entertainment
New global markets for Doki (pictured), Beywarriors Beyraiderz and kaboom! secures further rights to Zack & Quack.
Deals: Mongrel, VSC, Proper, Metropole
Film and television distribution deals this week include international sales for Proper’s Don’t Drive Here and the acquisition of Omar by Mongrel Media.
Cameras roll on Michelle Latimer’s latest short
Writer-director Latimer plans to submit her short film The Underground to Cannes.
eOne closes slew of international factual deals
Sales for everything from Kenny vs. Spenny (pictured) to Dieppe Uncovered go to Italy, Germany, Russia and Scandinavia.
Canadians want more from TV services, CRTC report finds
Consumers want more choice, flexibility and personalized programming, according to the first phase of the Let’s Talk TV report.
Debbie Werner named exec director of TJFF
Despite the Toronto Jewish Film Festival’s growth in recent years, competition for audience share is fiercer than ever, Werner (pictured) says.
The Defector wins CSA’s 2014 Diversity Award
The documentary, directed by Ann Shin (pictured), was shot undercover near the Chinese-North Korea border.
Food Net Canada orders more You Gotta Eat Here!
In its fourth season, the series will expand its scope to include U.S. restaurants. (Host John Catucci pictured)
eOne names Joey Sabella director of U.S. sales
Sabella (pictured) joins eOne after previous roles with GRB Entertainment and Uppercut Pictures.
Aetios inks deals for Unite 9, Trauma
The Montreal-based prodco and distributor has secured development and format-rights deals (respectively) for two of its Radio-Canada dramas. (Trauma pictured.)
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